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The Best of Etta James - CD
I just want to make love to you, I'd rather go blind, Something's got a hold on me, Almost persuaded, Pushover, Only time will tell, If I can't have you - James, Etta & Harvey Fuqua, All I could do was cry, Tell mama, I found a love, I'm gonna take what he's got, I worship the ground you walk on, In the basement - James, Etta & Sugar Pie DeSanto, Loving arms, Losers weepers, Leave your hat on, Stop the wedding, At last,
One of my favourite female blues vocalists Etta has a powerful and poignant voice which ranges through the emotional "I'd rather go blind" to the raunchy "I just wanna make love to you" with equal passion and guts. Little heard of in the UK until a certain TV advert brought her to our attention, she is well known in the USA and has performed with many major artists. She has the knack of making a cover version her own and yet the original tracks on her later albums just have to be heard......... unique, saucy, uptempo and sad songs nestle together making a modern blues queen just waiting for more recognition by us --Electric Blues Club (Electric Blues Club Webmaster)
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Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King - CD
Born Under a Bad Sign, Crosscut Saw, Kansas City, Oh, Pretty Woman, Down Don't Bother Me, The Hunter, I Almost Lost My Mind, Personal Manager, Laundromat Blues, As The Years Go Passing By, The Very Thought Of You
Born Under A Bad Sign dates back to a time when albums were collections of singles, and when singles, designed for radio and jukebox play, seldom ran for much more than three and a half minutes--often quite a bit less. The advantage of that limitation was that artists had to make an impact fast and firmly. In blues, the tendency of songs to go on a bit had to be curbed to produce performances with punch and point. There are few better examples of this process in action than King's 1960s tracks like "Crosscut Saw", "Born Under A Bad Sign" and his story of hot whispers during the hot wash cycle, "Laundromat Blues". With his thick voice and no-nonsense guitar style, King brought absolute blues credibility to the well-made commercial single, and even tracks that were recorded purely for the album, like the aching slow blues "As The Years Go Passing By", became classics. Reissued with the original funky cover art and 24-bit remastered, Born Under A Bad Sign is one of the foundation stones of a blues collection. --Tony Russell
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King of the Blues Guitar - Albert King - CD
Laundromat Blues, Overall Junction, Oh, Pretty Woman, Funk-Shun, Crosscut Saw, Down Don't Bother Me, Born Under A Bad Sign, Personal Manager, Kansas City, The Very Thought Of You, The Hunter, I Almost Lost My Mind, As The Years Go Passing By, Cold Feet, You Sure Druve A Hard Bargain, I Love Lucy, You're Gonna Need Me,
These 17 tunes come from King's most fertile period, his 1966-68 tenure at Memphis's Stax Records. Stax chief Jim Stewart had been reluctant to sign blues artists because he felt straight blues wouldn't mesh with Stax's patented Memphis soul. Ironically, the fusion of King's sharp guitar wails with the dynamic rhythms of Booker T. & the MGs--the Stax house band--was what set King apart from other bluesmen. The unique blend produced classic after classic: Booker T. Jones' rolling piano propels "Laundromat Blues". Al Jackson's drum shuffle supports "Crosscut Saw". The driving horns of Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson and Joe Arnold accentuate "Born Under a Bad Sign". King's ripe and mellow vocals are a perfect match for the soul-drenched music while his dramatic string bends leap out. --Marc Greilsamer
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Live at The Regal - B.B. King - CD
Every Day I Have The Blues, Sweet Little Angel, It's My Own Fault, How Blue Can You Get?, Please Love Me, You Upset Me Baby, Worry, Worry, Woke Up This Mornin', You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now, Help The Poor
Heralded as one of the greatest live blues albums ever recorded, this set catches the singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theatre--the Regal. King's performance is visceral: he sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigour. He offers early hits like "How Blue Can You Get", "Worry, Worry" and "You Upset Me Baby" to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theatre hundreds of times). They give him a hero's welcome; in fact, the audience's screaming enthusiasm is distracting. But rarely has a love-fest of this magnitude between a performer and fans been documented. --Ted Drozdowski
What the Critics Say...
Jazz Times (12/97, p.144) - "...one of the all-time great blues documents..."
Vibe (12/99, p.158) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
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A Hard Road - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers - CD
A Hard Road, It's Over, You Don't Love Me, The Stumble, Another Kinda Love, Hit The Highway, Leaping Christine, Dust My Blues, There's Always Work, The Same Way, The Super-Natural, Top Of The Hill, Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry), Living Alone
Part of the 60's British blues boom, this particular album highlights Peter Green's excellent guitar playing, especially as he was filling the recently departed shoes of Eric Clapton. A must for any Peter Green fan.

Still Got the Blues - Gary Moore - CD
Moving On, Oh Pretty Woman, Walking By Myself, Still Got The Blues, Texas Strut, Too Tired, King Of The Blues, As The Years Go Passing By, Midnight Blues, That Kind Of Woman, All Your Love, Stop Messin' Around
"Oh ! Pretty Woman" features Blues legend Albert King, "Too Tired" features the late Albert Collins, and Brian Downey plays on a few tracks of this excellent blues rock album by Gary. A collection of old blues standards mixed with his own creative tracks makes this a treat for blues lovers.
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